Q. The stresses developed in concrete and steel in reinforced concrete beam 25 cm width and 70 cm effective depth, are 62.5 kg/cm² and 250 kg/cm² respectively. If m = 15, the depth of its neutral axis is

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Q. The angle of repose of a soil is the maximum angle which the outer face of the soil mass makes

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Q. A column is regarded as long column if the ratio of its effective length and lateral dimension, exceeds

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Q. Enlarged head of a supporting column of a flat slabs is technically .known as

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Q. An intermediate T-beam reinforced with two layers of tensile steel with clear cover 13 cm encasted with the floor of a hall 12 metres by 7 metres, is spaced at 3 metres from adjoining beams and if the width of the beam is 20 cm, the breadth of the flange is

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Q. Pick up the assumption for the design of a prestressed concrete member from the following :

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Q. If the diameter of the main reinforcement in a slab is 16 mm, the concrete cover to main bars is

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Q. Side face reinforcement shall be provided in the beam when depth of the web in a beam exceeds

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Q. The Young's modulus of elasticity of steel, is

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Q. The maximum permissible size of aggregates to be used in casting the ribs of a slab, is

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Q. In a simply supported slab, alternate bars are curtailed at

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Q. The diameter of main bars in R.C.C. columns, shall not be less than

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Q. The breadth of a ribbed slab containing two bars must be between

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Q. A ribbed slab is provided for

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Q. For a number of columns constructed in a rcjw, the type of foundation provided, is

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Q. As the percentage of steel increases

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Q. If W is weight of a retaining wall and P is the horizontal earth pressure, the factor of safety against sliding, is

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Q. The minimum thickness of the cover at the end of a reinforcing bar should not be less than twice the diameter of the bar subject to a minimum of

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Q. For the design of a simply supported T-beam the ratio of the effective span to the overall depth of the beam is limited to

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Q. In the zone of R.C.C. beam where shear stress is less than 5 kg/cm², nominal reinforcement is provided at a pitch of

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